Basic Parts of Speech

Identify the subject:

The tall woman stepped gingerly across the puddle.

• woman

• stepped

• across

• puddle

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the subordinating conjunction (*Think W.A.S.A.B.I.)

When we visited Paris, we saw the Eiffle Tower.

• visited

• Paris

• Eiffel

• when

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Identify the subordinating conjunction (*Think W.A.S.A.B.I.)

Unless we get rain soon, the flowers will die.

• flowers

• unless

• die

• we

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Identify the subordinating conjunction (*Think W.A.S.A.B.I.)

I will finish my homework after the movie is over.

• finish

• homework

• after

• over

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Identify the subject:

During my younger sister’s graduation, we all sat outside in the miserable heat.

• sister

• graduation

• we

• heat

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the subject:

On my birthday, my boss and co-workers made a point of being nice, and they even made me cake.

• birthday

• boss

• cake

• boss and co-workers

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the subject:

The staff meeting will be held in the auditorium immediately after school.

• staff

• meeting

• auditorium

• school

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which is NOT a verb?

• benevolent

• emulate

• abhor

• substantiate

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Identify the verb:

The yellow cap on that soda bottle can be twisted off.

• can

• can be

• can be twisted

• twisted off

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

Identify the verb:

Our teacher decided to assign extra homework this weekend.

• decided

• to

• to assign

• teacher

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6